# Mississippi SB 2272: Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items.

Mississippi SB 2272, Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Neil S. Whaley (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-28 (Died In Conference) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2272-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 2272
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-03-28, Died In Conference
- Sponsor: Neil S. Whaley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Ways and Means, Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (172 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Neil S. Whaley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andy Berry (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin Blackwell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joel R.Carter, Jr. (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Philman A. Ladner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael McLendon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chad McMahan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J. Walter Michel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Rhodes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Suber (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Tate (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lane Taylor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Charles Younger (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 122 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Passed | pass | 50 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-28: Died In Conference (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Morgan (House)
- 2026-03-24: Conferees Named Harkins,Whaley,Berry (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Returned For Concurrence (House)
- 2026-03-17: Passed As Amended (House)
- 2026-03-17: Amended (House)
- 2026-03-16: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred To Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-02-10: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred To Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2272_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2272_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm)
- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2272IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2272IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2272PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2272PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2272_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2272_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 2189: Budget; direct disbursements from certain special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2272_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm)
- [Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2272_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2272IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2272IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2272PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2272PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2272_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2272_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 2189: Budget; direct disbursements from certain special funds.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2189-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2272-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).